Smile Ahead (IRE)
Smile Ahead (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 9 at Dundalk (AW) (Mar 2019).
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Smile Ahead (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevi (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 54Highest OR
- 29dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 77
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 77A | 77 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 77A | 77 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,691 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +11.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 704 | 75 | 10.7% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,086 | 120 | 11% | +1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 687 | 62 | 9% | −0.1 | — |
| Soft | 832 | 63 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 298 | 26 | 8.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,055 | 165 | 8% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 867 | 98 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,029 | 287 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,111 | 82 | 7.4% | −1.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 426 | 34 | 8% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 11 | 6% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Making Light (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Making Light (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Making Light (IRE) | 14 | 5 | 7f–1m | Group 3 |
| Smokey Quartz (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Tajer (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Instant Update (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Jun 19+50d | Gowran Park | GAIN Equine Nutrition Apprentice Handicap (45-65) | 16/16 | 4¾ | 9-7 | 54 | 74C | 45C | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
| 14 Apr 19+16d | Dundalk (AW) | Imperial Hotel Dundalk Maiden | 5/10 | 2½ | 10-0 | — | 53C | 53C | Chris Hayes | 7/1 |
| 29 Mar 19+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 1800 624 524 Maiden | 6/12 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 77A | 60A | Declan McDonogh | 8/1 |
| 08 Mar 19 | Dundalk (AW) | Coral Double Your Cheltenham Winnings First Race Every Day Maiden | 3/9 | hd | 9-2 | — | 77A | 66A | Declan McDonogh | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Smile Ahead won?
- Smile Ahead (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2019. Placed 1 time in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Smile Ahead?
- Smile Ahead (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 3 June 2019.
- Who is Smile Ahead's sire?
- Smile Ahead (IRE) is by Dream Ahead (USA) out of Instant Sparkle (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What is Smile Ahead's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 3 June 2019. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Smile Ahead's sire's record?
- Dream Ahead (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 5,691 runs since Jan 2008 (528 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 6% from 184.
- Who are Smile Ahead's siblings?
- Out of Instant Sparkle (IRE), Smile Ahead (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Making Light (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Making Light (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Smile Ahead produced winners?
- As a dam, Smile Ahead (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.